Audience Quote by Kirk Hammett

The thing is that honestly we haven't had an audience. And we have a chance to have an audience now. Which is great because…

— Jonathan Meiburg

It's the band that really counts and not our egos. Egos probably destroyed more bands than anything else did, and that's something we want…

— Chester Bennington

A lot of times, bands will go on tour, and people only wanna hear the hits. Luckily, our fans are receptive to our new…

— Mike McCready

I hate it when bands keep making the same record over and over, so we're pushing ourselves to try new things and experiment in…

— Wayne Static

Bands speak for us in this inevitable way that you can't get anywhere else because it is this perfect balance of artistic expression and…

— Taylor Goldsmith

Bands are more willing to take risks and we don't need this big label over us anymore telling us what it means to sell…

— Mat McNerney

Fans want new music. We're the same way. We have bands that we like, and whether they release it or not, we're interested in…

— John Dolmayan

We want to be an important band to people for the right reasons. It's always been a goal.

— Luke Hemmings

I've created several musical trends, really. That's not because I'm so far out and fabulous. It's because most bands have no ideas of their…

— John Lydon

I think sometimes people have a different idea of what starting a band is going to be.

— Davey Havok

Either people are going to start getting us, or they're not. And if they're not, I want them to quit wasting my time. I…

— Shawn Crahan

People think this is a competition between bands, when the reality is the more successful bands the better.

— M. Shadows